JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Retraction Of Publication
Notice of Retraction: Das RR, Singh M. Oral Zinc for the Common Cold. JAMA. 2014;311(14):1440-1441.
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Comparative Study
Association Between Hospital Penalty Status Under the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Readmission Rates for Target and Nontarget Conditions.
Readmission rates declined after announcement of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), which penalizes hospitals for excess readmissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF), and pneumonia. ⋯ Medicare fee-for-service patients at hospitals subject to penalties under the HRRP had greater reductions in readmission rates compared with those at nonpenalized hospitals. Changes were greater for target vs nontarget conditions for patients at the penalized hospitals but not at the other hospitals.
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Are intra-articular corticosteroids associated with improvement in pain and physical function compared with sham injection or no intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis? ⋯ Intra-articular corticosteroids may be associated with moderate improvement in pain and a small improvement in physical function up to 6 weeks after injection. However, the quality of the evidence is low.
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Letter Observational Study
Association Between In-Hospital Critical Illness Events and Outcomes in Patients on the Same Ward.